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Don't worry about the crossbars. I have Yakimas, and I've been doing the slide over for many years, mostly with solo boats with aluminum...

70” bars on my Explorer. The problem is the boat is 35” wide, and the carriers are near the end, so I have to lift it about 3” over the...

When I owned a VW Eurovan I usually provided the trip vehicle carrying two canoes, gear and four paddlers. I would load my canoe without...

Don't know if you'd be willing to change out your front bar rack but on mine, I can bring the bar out past the truck about 3'. Having...

That's about the only way to do it with a heavy boat, or a very tall roof rack. Then hand over hand overhead lift and slide up and...

Can you place one end on the bars behind your car? I'd so, do that and just slide the rear end forward. I even do that on my truck pop...

A ramp should be every bit as good as a ladder for making sure you end up in the ER. Check out the system created by bud16415 on p.com...

First paddle of the year today. Still more ice than open water. That mountain in the back is the new open pit mine in G-Town. The...

15 solo open canoes today on the Batsto River in the NJ Pine Barrens. 4 Savage Rivers (Ornstein designs), 4 Swifts, 3 Northstars, 2...

Aah c'est une beau voyage dans la riviere. Thanks for sharing.

After years of looking for an Outback Oven I recently got my hands on a complete 10" one. I meant to bring it on this trip with a...

When I was active as an adult in scouting, one fellow adult ("VIto") was quite the expert in Dutch oven cooking. At camporees he would...

I've always been impressed with what can be cooked in a Dutch oven, but have never taken one with me due to the weight. Instead, I have...

You can mix and match Lodge skillets and camp oven lids. A 12" skillet and 12" DO lid fit together. We're camping on the Outer Banks...

When camping I still like using my Coleman stove. The smell of bacon and potatoes cooking outside is a great way to start a new day...